Erin Willard
Copy editor and proofreader
- Role
- Copy Editor at Erin Willard, Copy Editor
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erin Willard
I correct the pesky spelling, grammar, punctuation, word usage, consistency, and clarity…
Experience
Copy Editor
Jan 2010 — Present · San Diego, CA, US
I\'m a professional copy editor and proofreader specializing in helping independent authors make their words shine. My copyediting services always include correcting spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation. I can also check for consistency and clarity, apply specific format and style guide requirements, give style and content notes, and create a style sheet for the author\'s and publishing team\'s reference. In some instances, I perform a light line edit, primarily to make sentences and sometimes paragraphs a bit tighter and to help smooth the reading experience, suggesting shifting and polishing the provided words until they are in their best order, tense, and voice, just as the author had always intended.My past projects have included copyediting manuscripts of award-winning novels, short stories, and memoirs, and I edit a variety of fiction genres, including mystery, thriller, historical, adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, and romance, as well as children’s, middle grade, and young adult stories and novels. Working with independent authors and small publishers is my specialty, giving a light polish to the voices of new writers, seasoned professionals, and those in between. I am a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA); ACES, the Society for Editing; the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals (AIPP); and the San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN), where I served as secretary in 2017 and 2018 and co-president in 2019 and 2020.
Education
San Diego State University-California State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of San Diego: Professional and Continuing Education
Certificate
University of California San Diego - School of Extended Studies and Public Programs
Specialized Certificate
San Diego State University-California State University
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Skills
- Non-Fiction
- Social Networking
- Editorial
- News Writing
- Journalism
- Web Content
- Online Journalism
- Fiction
- Editing
- Newsletters
- English
- Writing
- Blogging
- Language Arts
- Line Editing
- Web Content Writing
- Creative Writing
- Ebooks
- Proofreading
- Social Media
- Grammar
- Copy Editing
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